Community Quality-of-Life Indicators Best Cases II [Hardcover]

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. This volume builds on the goal of the series and includes eleven cases describing communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements included are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, and the planning of community indicators.

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first was published in 2004. The editors are M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz and Dong-Jin Lee. Volume 1 is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. The cases describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descr- tions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy. The chapters in Volume 1 are: Chapter 1: Vital Signs: Quality-of-Life Indicators for Virginias Technology Corridor by Terri Lynn Cornwell Chapter 2: The Sustainable Community Model Approach to the Development and Use of Multi-Dimensional Quality-of-Life Indicators by William T. Grunkemeyer and Myra L.1. The Jacksonville, Florida Experience, Benjamin Warner.- 2. The Boston Indicators Projects, Charlotte Kahn.- 3. Indicators in Action: The Use of Sustainability Indicators in the City of Santa Monica, Genevieve Bertone, Shannon Clements, Dean Kubani and Jennifer Wolch.- 4. Development of Community-Level Measures of Youth Assets, David Murphy.- 5. Perception and Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Florence, Italy, Filomena Maggino.- 6. City of Winnipeg Quality of l3‡